Ekana Cricket Stadium Weather And Pitch Report: With an aim to hit the refresh button after a wretched run, Rishabh Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will host Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad to make one last-ditch attempt to stay alive in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 play-offs race on Monday. 

The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium will witness the two teams with two contrasting fates as one side is chasing pale playoff hopes and the other battling to avoid the bottom spot.

LSG, who lost four of their last five matches, need to win each of their remaining three league matches and also hope other outcomes go their way. Lucknow's net run-rate -0.469 however creates it almost incomprehensible unless their last three competitors are completely annihilated.

However, the greater context is skipper Pant's form, which has nosedived since his historic Rs 27 crore bidding at the IPL auctions last year. With just 128 runs from 11 games at a strike-rate of less than 100, Pant has been criticised for his slump form.

Meanwhile, last year's finalists Hyderabad are already out of contention and will play for pride.

IPL Match Today, LSG vs SRH: Lucknow Ekana Cricket Stadium Weather And Pitch Report

LSG vs SRH: Lucknow Weather Forecast

In Lucknow on Monday evening, the temperature can rise to 32 degrees Celsius with 40 per cent humidity and a mere 2 per cent chance of rain, set the scene for a complete game on the card.

LSG vs SRH: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium Pitch Report

The Ekana Stadium in Lucknow hasn't commonly been a sanctuary for high-scoring matches, but Monday's game could defy trends and fans can witness a compelling, high-scoring meeting.

IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Squads

Lucknow Super Giants Squad: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, Akash Maharaj Singh, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Shardul Thakur, Manimaran Siddharth, Aryan Juyal, RS Hangargekar, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Arshin Kulkarni, William ORourke, Akash Deep.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Sachin Baby, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga, Travis Head, Mohammed Shami, Harsh Dubey, Rahul Chahar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kamindu Mendis, Atharva Taide, Simarjeet Singh, Smaran Ravichandran.